Mimic (1997)
After a disease that is killing thousands of children is discovered to be carried and spread by common cockroaches, entomologist Sorvino (Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, Mighty Aphrodite) engineers a sterile super-roach to kill...
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That Touch of Mink (1962)
That Touch of Mink casts Doris Day (Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, The Man Who Knew Too Much) as an old fashioned small town woman gets swept off her feet by a rich playboy (Grant, North by...
A River Runs Through It (1992)
Based on Normal Maclean’s story this tells the true story of two brothers growing up in Montana in the first half of the 20th century. They are sons to a strict but loving preacher...
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller (Broderick, WarGames) is a smart-ass know-it-all who decides to take the day off of school on a whim. He feigns illness, and also gets his girlfriend (Sara, Timecop) and best friend (Ruck, Speed) to play hooky with him....
Starman (1984)
In the late 1970s, Columbia Pictures had a multipicture development deal with actor/producer Michael Douglas. In 1980, Douglas bought the script to a sci-fo concept called Starman from Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon and...
Men in Black (1997)
Like Independence Day, which also starred Will Smith, here is another popcorn movie whose sole assets are special effects and sheer energy. They both also have high doses of cheesy humor, and a half-cooked plot...
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
You know the story — sort of. Two warring families are vying for control of the city called Verona Beach. The families are the Montagues and Capulets, who bitterly despise each other, resulting in...
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
I know everyone knows the story, but for the purists I will continue. Dorothy (Garland, Meet Me in St. Louis) runs away from her home on the farm, due to dissatisfaction with her life, desiring to...
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Stanley Kubrick determined to take science fiction seriously and away from laser-blasting bug-eyed monsters. He imagined what life might be like when people could travel at the speed of light. Done in Cinerama screens....
48 Hrs. (1982)
In Walter Hill’s 48 Hrs., two escaped convicts end up killing a couple of officers, and fellow officer Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) must track them down. He enlists the help of another convict Reggie Hammond...